>> shanghai cleared the land for this world expo. basically , we locate relocating 18,000 families to other parts of the region. the government says they were almost all compensated and able to agree to a fair price to replace their house and to be moved elsewhere. we kind of have to take their word for it. but it is an example of the kind of four that a regional government has, that it can, without an endless string of hearings and environmental impact statements and discussions, basically say, "well, we're taking this land . let's make a deal," and they moved an awful lot of people out of here to get access. and by doing so they opened up the two banks of the huangpu river, at a place where all around it, tremendous skyscrapers and tremendously intense development is going on. so they've created what cities would really lust for all around the world, ready-for-development land right in the heart of town. it's going to end up being some of the most expensive real estate in the world. >> and finally, ray, give us a preview of the sto

if you go into that networking expo trade copy all the data, that's espionage.etwork and cause the database to crash and erased or caused the train to derail, those few more keystrokes have made it work. yes, ma'am. >> with your argument, though, and i think you're right about mad is not necessarilycome as a do you know if it's enough. isn't it a case of mutually destruction by globalization that might limit the ability if they tend to when cyberattack or even north korea because gas they don't have a great toulouse, but they rely on china for a lot of support. so i figure the united states economically, take down our power grid, it hurts china because china is probably best in the united states, so therefore they're hurting themselves. if i may be going to keep everything but say a terrorist. terrorists have nothing to lose, but any country really does. even iran because of russian and french support for them. >> so that's an argument not against probability of cyberwar, but against the probability of war. that argument to me to talk about in the book. that arg

he led a panel at book expo titled "the value of the book." and cathy langer is lead buyer for "tattered cover" book stores in colorado, and a member of the board of the "american booksellers association". scott turow i know you just left the trade show today. what was the mood for writers? a good to be an author, an anxious time? how would you describe it? >> it's an anxious time for authors. they see the possible consequences for authors of the digital revolution not being good with book piracy being the biggest concern and threats to compensation for authors being the next. pwrup brown threats to compensation, that means you don't get paid as much if your book in the digital world, or potentially you don't? >> well, right now the payment on a digital book is not the same as on a paper book. the author's guild obviously thinks that e book royalties have to go up. but it's also... it's a world in which we all know publishers are hard pressed and there's more competition from other media and, you know, jonathan galassi was the one on monday wh

we are among the most popular pavilions at the expo.ad to be there to appreciate what became a four- hour wait. it is a theme that speaks to the best of america. it speaks to innovation, diversity, creativity. it projects great enthusiasm. i know the secretary will enjoy it enormously. i want to thank the chinese government for their hard work in organizing the 192 countries and countless organizations that are part of the expo. it has allowed us to participate in a meaningful and significant way in public and commercial diplomacy in ways that would otherwise be impossible. to put this in perspective, as it plays out, i guess the only way to properly describe it is it will likely be the biggest event that ever was with 70 million people funneling through the pavilion's during that time. it is an opportunity for the united states to hit a home run. the creation of jobs is so critical for us. we have about 70 student ambassadors who were there to greet me the day and opens ied , all fluent in chinese and creating a wave after wave of visi

well, he's the investigative journalist who works at millennium, his own magazine. >> rose: read: expo. >> rose: >> yeah, it has great similarities. >> rose: and blomkvist read larsson. >> yeah. well, you can say salander is larsson as well. >> rose: salander is larsson as woman? >> yeah, but she... because, for example, she's... she has this... well, she has a photographic memory but stieg remembered everything he had read or people had said to him. he had this fantastic take for remembering details and he was a fantastic researcher. that was what he did. he researched the right wing extreme movements. he was the one who knew most about those movements in scandinavia and europe so i think... well, that's the way it works. you put a little bit of yourself in several characters when you write novels. >> exactly. >> rose: the death at age 50, heart attack. after he'd walked up seven stories. >> yeah, the elevator broke down. >> rose: and after he walked up these steps. but there are those who still believe there's some conspiracy here because of his long battle with... >> well, i should

. >> agreed to perform at the game friendly black pride festival and health and wellness expo at d.c.vention center. but the organization says the performer abruptly pulled out when the game press started covering the story. >> headliners have been reported to us, so often times during the cover of metro weekly or washington blade, and they started pushing his people and he got cold feet. >> black pride organizers say his booking agent at first said he chanced because he wanted to spend more time with his family. then we were told that, we didn't give him the correct information. we misled him. >> organizers agreed to pay him $18,000 for that 45-minute performance. they were able to get the downpayment back and book another artist but they say that's the not the point. >> organizers say refusing to appear is an insult to the game black community. >> i don't want to accuse him of this. i believe i would be remiss if i didn't say it was homophobia. >> reached by phone, talent agent, said he was not at liberty to discuss the situation. he is quoted however on various web sites as saying

the expo showcases leaders in labor industry and environmental, who are trotting a path toward the green economy and creating clean green energy jobs. you can always find your local green job opportunities at wusa9.com. just click on living green. >>> a local woman says she has been harassed and lost job opportunities since she appeared on mtv's real word dc. 22-year-old is suing mtv for $5 million in damages. she was ridiculed on the show and the internet got worse as well after cast members got her drunk and then kicked her out of the house when she refused to have sex with a male cast member. she says the show did not get her consent for the footage. however, mtv has a four page release that anyone appears on the show has to sign. her lawyers claim she was too drunk to consent to any legal document. all right. so what do you think? is there any such thing as too drunk to content? could this be a case of regret after the fact? i mean, she did agree to be on the real world, right? share your thoughts with mcginty's mail bag. >>> montgomery county is doing everything possible to keep cos

the green innovation expo is at the washington hilton this week. ups brought in vehicles demonstrating its past and present efforts. one truck is a 2010 hybrid vehicle. companies are also showing off their efforts to create clean energy jobs. >>> our job shop is always open for business. our job of the day at v alsatech. for more on what that job is and how to go after it go to our website myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab. >>> a crowded campus is pull the were you. changes are coming to where you can and can't drive. we will help you navigate the new rules of the road at 5:30. >>> also, a sweet treat is more than a craving. it's actually good for your brain. doctors say you it could help you survive a stroke. coming up next. the kincaids live here. acrosshe street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experiencecertainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets e and the

the topic of this expo is especially timely.ted in clean energy while the united states invested $18.6 billion. we have an energy problem and we need to address it. at this forum, there are over 50 businesses, clean energy trade associations, government agencies and energy policy research organizations that will be showcasing their technology. on eff energy, we should drill and mine. on renewable energy, we should invest in sustainable energy and new technologies to build our energy independence and to once again create american manufacturing jobs. i ask my colleagues in welcoming this year's participants in the expo and encourage my colleagues to stop by the cannon caucus room to see the exhibits. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. burgess: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: we find ourselves against another deadline for the doc fix. this congres

in shanghai she will visit the 2010 shanghai expo and attend a dinner in honor of the u.s. pacific onsponsors. she'll participate in a an event and job creaths. in beijing she will join a secretary of treasury tim geithner and over a dozen u.s. cabinet members and agency heads as part of the u.s. delegation to the second joint meeting of the u.s.-china strategic and economic dialogue, together with her respective co-chair, state counselor dye, and vice premier wong. on may 25 she will participate in an event to celebrate people to people engagement with state counselor yo and on may 26 she finishes in the republic of korea where she'll meet with senior government officials to discuss regional stability and other issues. tomorrow morning at 11:45 we'll have a trip briefing here at state featuring curt campbell and dave levin injury from the department of treasury. turning to afghanistan, the united states strongly condemns the bombing that occurred this morning along a road in kabul, trangically -- tragically killing and woumeding innocent afghan civilians. this deplorable a

they review everything tt expo does and they havehe right to prevent exponent from releasing unfarable. does this concern you, toyota is relying on exponent to do its research and exponent is being directed by toyota's defense counsel. is this the way you think an investigation ought to be handled? >> there's two components, not to speak for toyota, they can clearly speak for themselves, but there is, you know, preparation for litigation and then there's also a scientific investigation into a cause of a problem. and those could be mutually exclusive, perhaps exponent may be doing that additional wor to juur'g the question, but from what i have understood, all the work has been in preparation for litigation, i wou say at this point they have not fulfilled as part of the, i guess, the solution in terms of trying to find the answer fm what you've just described. >> a vehicleoftware technology that many auto safety experts say would address the sudden unintended acceleration. with brake override if the driver applies both the accelerator and brake at the me time, in most situations the car

nation's energy resources at the 13th annual congressional renewable energy and energy efficiency expo. there are still hurdles to overcome and now is the time to begin working for a strong and diverse renewable energy portfolio. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mrs. dahlkemper: mr. speaker, when i was sworn into office in january of last year, our economy was on the verge of collapse. thanks to decisive action in congress, our economy is turning around. we have created half a million jobs so far in 2010. our country is on track to create more jobs this year than we created in the entire eight years of the bush administration. in western pennsylvania our strong work ethic is driving our recovery. companies like coal draft industries are creating new jobs in my district because western pennsylvania is a good place to do business. thi

the poll that is in question was done soon after my ttstimony, soon after the aac+ expos they ran. that that raise questions about dr. tolbert,,sean gilbert -- dr. gilbert,,and abc. >> if it is not proprietary, can you give us an idea of he polling sample size? 1000.believed t wassaround%- i want o say it was not hundred 80, or nine and 90.. >> you would have no reason to doing a poll. >> correct. to is it unusual for your company to do polling related to othhr >> i think it is, but i think the abc news piece was very unusual as well. it was a clear ttack on the c't really cast doubt bout ellctrrnics throttle control -- and ii really cast doubt about electronic thrrttle control systtms. >> for you to make it public, and it was obviously in hh best interest not to go public, who ddd it? >> made what public? >> the pole. >> your ompany did not ? >> it was leaked?? >> i do not kkow. been done. >> quite frankly, the results of that the puulic did not care a lot about+ it. we did not end up doing anythhng . , ,> waa thattdecision made before you received that pole? >> that took place th

sirri said we can clearly identify the concentrations and wrists and expos certainly independent of organizationalorm, regulatory environments, those exposed to residential and some commercial and cement are the ones who failed and i would suggest that markets really were disciplining bear in particular when things started to happen. but there is one more piece of interference in the market discipline that came up this morning and i want to get your reactions. yours mr. sirri and mr. as well. mr. schwartz suggested that there was an indirect lender of last resort that would appear before the investment banks have that was commercial banks borrowing from the discount window to the fed in handing the funds over. this was a traditional rural commercial banks played and his role was trying to engineer this and i was wondering if you would comment on whether you felt that that was an expectation on the part of investment banks are whether indeed there was an effort of that type? >> to take your second question first, i have no knowledge that there were sufficient effort in place so i absolutely can't c

focus our efforts in several different research areas, including explosion prevention, sealed area expos and prevention, built a fire prevention -- sealed area explosion prevention, belt fire prevention. we need to attract commercialization of the new technology. without regulatory incentives, the future commercialization of new technology is often difficult and uncertain. an example of a successful commercialization is the personal does monitor. -- desk monitor. we published a document about this a few years ago. it is a reliable real-time monitor that can provide miners and management with a powerful tool to prevent overexposure. it has the potential to be used both for compliance and sampling, and as an engineering control tool. a vital step in getting that into daily use to protect minors through commercialization was the initialization of a federal regulation. another promising technology that has the potential to save lives from coal dust exposure, in an era when finer and more explosive dust is being generated, is the coal dust expose ability meter -- explo sability meter. which i

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ischemic as the "los angeles times" about culture of fear barry glassner has written an expos the of one of the most widespread delusions of our time, misplaced fear. next call for the guest comes from palm springs california. >> yes, good afternoon. i was wondering if you see the correlation between the primaries in the 20's to the rise of mccarthyism and what historian richard hofstadter called stalin of american politics up to today seem kind of the wedding of the conservative right media to fox news and government officials using the instrument to public policy and all of that of course is still surrounded around a big style of fear that seems to take over the society. if you have any comments on that, thank you. >> yes i do think that there has been a lot of fear mongering in politics as you are suggesting for a very long time. it is not new. there are some things that are different now though. one of them is the important of the sound bite which wasn't true that much even in the fairly recent past. but to run a successful campaign these days especially in some local areas but a